The Planning System

Vocabulary: Find the "odd one out"

There may be more than one answer. Give your reasons.

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Possible answers

1. Appeal — An application and a proposal are associated with putting forward development, while an appeal challenges a planning decision. Other interpretations are possible depending on context.
2. Refusal — Approval and permission indicate acceptance; refusal indicates rejection.
3. Consent — A covenant and a restriction can limit what may be done with land; consent is permission to do something.
4. Case officer — A planning committee member and ward councillor are elected councillors; a case officer is a council officer who deals with planning applications.
5. Planning conditions — Local policies and the National Planning Policy Framework provide planning policy or guidance. Planning conditions are requirements attached to a particular permission.
6. Overdevelopment — Overlooking and overshadowing describe particular impacts on neighbouring property. Overdevelopment is a broader judgement about the scale or intensity of development.
7. Developer — An appeal inspector determines an appeal and an appellant makes an appeal. A developer is involved in proposing or carrying out development.